Gaza Genocide21 November, 20253 min read
Israel Kills 67 Palestinian Children Since Ceasefire Began, Violates Truce Hundreds of Times
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UNICEF reports at least 67 Palestinian children killed in Gaza since the ceasefire began Israeli forces carried out airstrikes and ground incursions beyond agreed ceasefire lines
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Gaza ceasefire violations
A ceasefire that came into effect on Oct. 10–11 has been repeatedly breached.
“Gaza’s media office says Israel has carried out nearly 400 ceasefire violations in just over a month — including airstrikes, shelling, shootings of civilians and incursions past agreed ‘yellow’ withdrawal lines — and attacked Gaza on 35 of the last 42 days.”
Multiple sources report heavy civilian tolls during the lull.
Gaza authorities and UN officials say Israel has violated the truce hundreds of times.
Gaza’s media office told reporters that Israel has carried out nearly 400 ceasefire violations in just over a month, including airstrikes, shelling, shootings of civilians and incursions past agreed 'yellow' withdrawal lines.
International and regional outlets report that at least 312 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began.
UNICEF and other agencies say at least 67 children have died in conflict-related incidents during the truce.
Several outlets attribute many of those deaths directly to Israeli military actions during breaches of the ceasefire.
Israeli military actions during truce
Multiple reports document Israeli military actions during the truce, citing repeated airstrikes, ground incursions past the agreed 'yellow line', and shootings from drones and quadcopters. Those attacks wounded civilians, including children, with specific cases described such as a woman with a leg wound and a nine-year-old girl struck in the face by quadcopter gunfire.
Media outlets including Common Dreams, Helsinki Times, and Tehran Times describe near-daily attacks and strikes that hit civilian sites such as a mosque, a U.N.-run sports club, and private homes. They report that ground advances also forced renewed displacement and disrupted aid routes.
Child casualties overview
Child casualties and long-term harm are a central focus across outlets; UNICEF, Save the Children and local health ministries report high numbers of children killed, injured, maimed and amputated. Al Jazeera cites UNICEF and Save the Children to say Gaza hosts the largest cohort of child amputees in modern history and that an average of hundreds of children per month have sustained lifelong disabilities in 2024. Common Dreams highlights the broader, multiyear toll, stating that over two years more than 20,000 Palestinian children have been killed and thousands more maimed, while the Straits Times, Helsinki Times and Tehran Times repeatedly cite UNICEF’s figure of at least 67 children killed since the truce began.
“UNICEF estimated last month that 64,000 children have been killed or injured in Israeli attacks since October 2023, and Save the Children reported that in 2024 an average of 475 Palestinian children per month have sustained lifelong disabilities; Gaza now hosts what the group called the largest cohort of child amputees in modern history.”
Humanitarian access dispute
The ceasefire stipulated lifting the blockade to allow aid, but humanitarian access remains contested. Sources report Israel closed the Rafah crossing in retaliation over allegations about hostage remains, and aid deliveries have been severely restricted for weeks. Common Dreams reports the Rafah closure and says aid truck numbers have only recently increased.
Al Jazeera reports accusations that Israel is using starvation tactics by restricting food and supplies. Tehran Times and Helsinki Times highlight that ground advances and strikes have disrupted access routes and slowed humanitarian deliveries.
Media framing and terminology
Different outlets report the regional and political fallout in varying ways: CBC and Straits Times emphasize rising violence in the occupied West Bank and settler attacks alongside Gaza operations, while Tehran Times and Common Dreams focus on intensified Israeli military advances in Gaza and their humanitarian effects. None of the provided snippets explicitly use the word 'genocide'; some describe large-scale, systematic harm and blockade tactics that outside commentators and advocacy groups have characterized as genocidal. Because the sources do not uniformly apply that legal term, calling the situation 'genocide' is not a direct quote in these pieces, though several sources document repeated Israeli breaches, civilian killings, and severe damage to Gaza's health infrastructure.
“Since the Oct. 10 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas largely eased the war in Gaza, at least 312 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers have been killed. Violence has instead surged in the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians face tighter military restrictions and a rise in attacks by Israeli settlers.”